GEE-based SNP set association test for continuous and discrete traits in family-based association studies

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 778-786

  Wang, Xuefeng ^a   Lee, Seunggeun ^a   Zhu, Xiaofeng ^b   Redline, Susan ^c   Lin, Xihong ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family based association; Generalized estimation equations; Kernel machine regression; Marginal models; Score test; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASAH 1 GENE; CHROMOSOME 6; FAMILY STUDY; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; GENE; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KERNEL METHOD; PHENOTYPE; SAMPLE SIZE; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

FAMILY-BASED ASSOCIATION; GENERALIZED ESTIMATION EQUATIONS; KERNEL MACHINE REGRESSION; MARGINAL MODELS; SCORE TEST; VARIANCE COMPONENT;

ACID CERAMIDASE; FAMILY; GENES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; OHIO; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84887616452     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: 10982272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21763     Document Type: Article

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